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  Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
Did anyone notice that Walmart - Toys - All brands no longer lists Lego? I have noted that the shelf space for Lego has been shrinking for the last year or so. I do hope TLG and Walmart are not having a spat. Walmart's awfully powerful these days! (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) I ran into that once, but if you navigate to the top-level Toys page and then select the Building Sets link, you'll find plenty of Lego listed. The Brands page looks to be maintained by hand as it isn't entirely in alphabetical order and it (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) Its possible that Lego refuses to stuff in the RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tags that Walmart has started requiring. Lego may agree with the sentiment that RFID tags in consumer articles are a violation of personal privacy. This might (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) You can also bookmark a query result on Wal-Mart and never see the front page again. (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SMOKING? They still have Lego on their site and it still comes up in the search engine and it is still listed in the toys section. (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) easy dude, let's keeep the anger to a minimum. remember, this is a positive commnity (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) (URL) I dont think that is it. Kyle (URL) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) Using explicit, removable RFID tags to track kids in an amusement park is not the same as using hidden permanent tags on items that people take out on the street and into their homes. (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) Yep. Also it may be a cost issue, these tags aren't cheap. But the deadline for doing this is still some months away. XFUT -> .lego (and forceFUT the previous post too) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
 
  Re: Walmart no longer lists Lego!
 
(...) TLC already allows other retailers to use RFID on their products. The only issue would be whether or not TLC is ready to be the one to actually apply it. Besides, Wal-Mart is only requiring RFID tags at the case and pallet level IIRC. The (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego)

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